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HYBKID PRIMULAS. 



Chap. LI. 



Table 16. 



Both forms of the Oxlip crossed with Pollen of both forms of the 



Primrose, P. vulgaris. 



UlegHiiniie union. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 short-styled prim- 

 rose : 34 flowers 

 fertilised, produced 

 two capsules, con- 

 taining 5 and 12 

 seeds. 



Legitimate union. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 long - styled prim- 

 rose ; 26 flowers 

 fertilised, produced 

 six capsules, con- 

 taining 16, 20, 5, 10, 

 19, and 24 seeds. 

 Average 15'7. Many 

 of the seeds very 

 poor, some good. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 long -styled prim- 

 rose : 11 flowers 

 fertilised, produced 

 four capsules, con- 

 taining 10, 7, 5, and 

 6 wretched seeds. 

 Average 7 • 0. 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 short-styled prim- 

 rose : 5 flowers 

 fertilised, produced 

 Ave capsules, con- 

 taining 26, 32, 23, 

 28, and 34 seeds. 

 Average 28-6. 



Table 17. 

 Both forms of the Cowslip crossed with Pollen of loth forms of the Oxlip. 



Illegitimate union. 



Short-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip: 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced not one 

 capsule. 



Legitimate union. 



Long-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced one cap- 

 sule, containing 26 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 long - styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced three cap- 

 sules, containing 5, 



. 6, and 14 seeds. 



i Average 8 • 3. 



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Legitimate union. 



Short-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 long - styled' oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced eight cap- 

 sules, containing 58, 

 38, 31, 44, 23, 26, 

 37, and 66 seeds. 

 Average 40 '4. 



Table 18. 

 Both forms of the Primrose crossed with Pollen of both forms of the Uxlip. 



Illegitimate union. 



Short-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced not one 

 capsule. 



Legitimate union. 



Long-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : j 

 8 flowers fertilised, i 

 produced two cap-| 

 sules, containing 5 

 and 2 seeds. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 long - styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced eight cap- 

 sules, containing IS, 

 7, 12, 20, 22, 7, 16, 

 and 13 seeds. Ave- 

 rage 14 '0. 



Legitimate union. 



Short-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 long -styled oxlip: 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced four cap- 

 sules, containing 

 52, 52, 42, and 49 

 seeds,some good and 

 some bad. Average 

 48-7. 



